A review by kryptowright1984
Stardust by Neil Gaiman

4.0

I read this book after having seen "Stardust" as a movie, and the difference in each version's ending is what intrigued me most about Stardust the book. I won't go into details, but Gaiman pulls together a story about becoming an adult -- or a fully realized human being -- in a (at first) fun and (then) extremely bittersweet way. Looking back on the book, having read it two years ago, I find myself convinced that Gaiman is up to a lovely sleight of hand here, in which this story becomes Yvaine's, the star who became human, rather than Tristan's, the boy who became a man. A final choice involving life and death in the novel makes this clear and gives the book a grander, more philosophical stroke, in my opinion. And it leaves the reader feeling both elated and sad, no mean feat to pull off. Well worth a look!